Solo: A Star Wars Story -- the Han Solo origin movie -- will give a brand new backstory to the iconic smuggler turned rebel, one that will no doubt depart from the Expanded Universe/Legends origin that is no longer considered canon.
The Lucasfilm story group has very intentionally left Han’s backstory in the new canon a relative mystery, giving the movie a blank slate on which to work. In contrast, however, the previous EU timeline spent dozens of novels, comics, and games fleshing out just about every little detail about his past. And while very little of this has remained in the new canon, it’s clear from what we know of the film so far that at least a few important details are likely to survive the transition.
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The Lucasfilm story group has very intentionally left Han’s backstory in the new canon a relative mystery, giving the movie a blank slate on which to work. In contrast, however, the previous EU timeline spent dozens of novels, comics, and games fleshing out just about every little detail about his past. And while very little of this has remained in the new canon, it’s clear from what we know of the film so far that at least a few important details are likely to survive the transition.
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